Main area Optometrist Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent: We will consider job shares for those wishing to work part-time.
Hours:
* Full time
* Part time
* Job share
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week. Job ref 213-PRUH-6656646-A
Employer: King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Town: London
Salary: £54,320 - £60,981 per annum inclusive of HCAS
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 28/11/2024 08:00
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.7 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London.
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for an optometrist to join our friendly and forward-looking team.
We are particularly looking for someone with hospital contact lens and paediatric experience, but we can plan a varied job plan for you. The successful candidate will join a team of 7 Advanced Clinical Practitioners, 10 orthoptists, 6 optometrists, 2 Ophthalmic Scientific Practitioners and our ECLO.
The Ophthalmology Department at King’s is large, with 19 consultants covering all sub-specialities of ophthalmology.
Main duties of the job
* To work within the multi-disciplinary team managing a wide and complex clinical caseload.
* Working collaboratively to ensure the effective running of the ophthalmology service.
* To develop extended roles.
* To continually audit the optometry service.
We are interested in attracting an optometrist with contact lens and paediatric experience.
Your job plan may also include:
* Emergency
* Cornea
* Medical retina
* Research
* Low visual aids
Person specification
Qualifications
* Degree/Diploma in Optometry
* GOC registration
* Independent prescribing
Experience
* Extended role experience
* Evidence of appropriate knowledge base and CPD
* Paediatric Refraction experience
* Complex Contact Lens fitting and management experience
* Large teaching hospital experience
Skills and competence
* GOC code of professional conduct
* Able to manage own workload and use own initiative
* Ability to work independently or as part of a team
* Can work under pressure in an unpredictable working environment
* Excellent presentation skills
IMPORTANT
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* If you delete the job from any of your accounts, you may be prevented from accessing further communications.
* All staff have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.
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